A Harmondsworth resident as he attempts to save his 11th century village from demolition.

On April 4, Neil Keveren set out on the epic three week journey to Scotland, seeking a meeting with SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon in an attempt to persuade her party to vote against a third runway at Heathrow in parliament.

If a new runway is built, it would mean the demolition of Harmondsworth village.

Mr Keveren will be keeping a daily diary of the journey, which wuill see him walk 400 miles to Edinburgh, the story of day one can be seen in the video above.

“I have led Hillingdon Council for 17 years and throughout that time the lives of thousands of residents have been continually blighted by a series of failed proposals to expand Heathrow," said Cllr Puddifoot.

"As the High Court judge said in 2010 when the last proposal was put forward it was 'untenable in both law and common sense' and given that the current proposal is far worse I have little doubt that it will be rejected by the courts.

"Neil Keveren has my full support for his venture to bring this unacceptable and unnecessary destruction of communities and the threat to the health and wellbeing of many thousands of people to the attention of a wider audience."

Also there to wish Mr Keveren well was former MP Zac Goldsmith, who resigned from his position as MP for Richmond Park on October 25 last year, after the Heathrow expansion was given the go ahead by the government.

Neil with his partner Emma and daughter

He said:"Neil is on the front line in the battle against Heathrow expansion and speaks for residents of a community that will be bulldozed if the airport expands.

"I wish him well as he meets MPs from Hillingdon to Scotland to persuade them why a third runway is no more in their interests than those of his family and friends.”

The decision on whether to expand Heathrow Airport will be voted on by parliament either later this year or in 2018.

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